font_designer: Jeff Levine
Chamber of Commerce JNL is loosely based on a type style used for some rubber stamp letters and numbers from a vintage child’s printing set. Originally a cast shadow design, Jeff Levine felt the...
We’ve all seen the informational markings on commercial driveways or roadways instructing us which way to turn, where to park, etc. They are usually in stencil lettering 16 inches or taller, with compressed letters...
Stencil Monograms JNL combines elements from vintage paper and brass stencils to create this attractive set of monogram initials for print, stencil making and other creative applications.
Texarkana JNL is based on classic condensed wood type from the 1800s, and is embellished with stars on the top and bottom for a decorative look.
Typesetter JNL is based on an old-style ‘grotesk’ (or ‘grotesque’) text face popular with printers and rubber stamp makers since the 1800s. The nonconformist character shapes and line widths are reminiscent of hand-cut type...
Pendleton JNL was created from some scant images found on military machinery housed at the Marine Corps Mechanized Museum at Camp Pendleton, California. The photos were provided by Brian Platzer, a volunteer at the...
Pendleton JNL was created from some scant images found on military machinery housed at the Marine Corps Mechanized Museum at Camp Pendleton, California. The photos were provided by Brian Platzer, a volunteer at the...
Showgirl JNL was inspired by a photo of a 1940s-era Minsky’s Burlesque theater. The neon letters on the marquee spelling out the word ‘burlesque’ exuded a wonderful period look.
Nobody Home JNL is unusual in nature as it combines two vintage typestyles into one font. Both have been used for home and property identification for decades and still remain popular. Over the years...
Barbara D. Berney (a graphic artist and friend of Jeff Levine) had suggested making a font featuring many of the ampersands from Jeff’s large library of type, noting their popularity as decorative embellishments. And...